The meaning of PETTY is having secondary rank or importance : minor, subordinate. How to use petty in a sentence.

petty adjective (SELFISH) selfish and mean, esp. because of having too much interest in small and unimportant matters:

1. of little or no importance; inconsequential: petty grievances. 2. of lesser importance or merit; minor: petty considerations. 3. having or showing narrow ideas, interests, etc.: petty minds. 4. …

If you describe someone's behavior as petty, you mean that they care too much about small, unimportant things and perhaps that they are unnecessarily unkind.

Definition of petty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

4 days ago · a petty fault petty squabbles Of persons or their behaviour: marked by or reflective of undesirably limited interests, sympathies, or views; begrudging, selfish, small-minded; also, …

Bruce Petty (1929–2023), Australian political satirist and cartoonist Bryce Petty (born 1991), American football player Dini Petty (born 1945), Canadian television and radio host Eric D. …

petty, adj. & n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Petty, paltry, trifling, trivial apply to something that is so insignificant as to be almost unworthy of notice. Petty implies contemptible insignificance and littleness, inferiority and small worth: petty …

Small; little; trifling; trivial; inconsiderable or insignificant; of little account: as, petty payments; a petty quarrel. Of minor importance or gravity; not heinous or serious: as, petty trespass; a …